conformity to social roles: zimbardo's research
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- Conformity to social roles: Zimbardo's research
- Procedure
- They recruited 24 emotionally stable students determined by psychological testing
- randomly assigned roles of guards or prisoners.
- To increase realism, prisoners were arrested in their homes and delivered to the prison
- blindfolded, *****-searched, deloused and issued a uniform and number.
- the prisoners daily routines were heavily regulated.
- there were 16 rules to follow, enforced by guards working in shifts, three at a time.
- De-individuation
- Prisoners names were never used, only their numbers.
- Guards had their own uniform
- wooden clubs, handcuffs, keys and mirror shades.
- They were told they had complete power over the prisoners, for instance deciding when they could go to the toilet.
- wooden clubs, handcuffs, keys and mirror shades.
- They recruited 24 emotionally stable students determined by psychological testing
- Findings and conclusions
- Within two days, the prisoners rebelled against their treatment.
- they ripped their uniforms and shouted and swore at the guards, who retaliated with fire extinguishers
- Guards harassed the prisoners constantly by conducting frequent headcounts, sometimes in the middle of the night.
- Guards highlighted the differences in social roles by creating opportunities to enforce the rules and punish slight misdemeanours
- The Guards took their roles with enthusiasm.
- their behaviour threatened the prisoners psychological and physical health.
- For example
- After the rebellion was put down, the prisoners became subdued, anxious and depressed.
- Three prisoners were released early because they showed signs of psychological disturbance
- one prisoners went on hunger strike: the guards attempted to force-feed him and punished him by putting him in the hole
- The study was stopped after six days instead of the planned eight days
- After the rebellion was put down, the prisoners became subdued, anxious and depressed.
- Within two days, the prisoners rebelled against their treatment.
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